US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
2:08 PM4/4/2017
Malawi and U.S. military planners pose for a group photo at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Conference Center during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, Lilongwe, Malawi, March 27, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats.
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
2:07 PM4/4/2017
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, thanks a Malawi airborne lieutenant after he briefed the gathered Malawi and U.S. military planners near the Malawi Armed Forces College, Salima, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 28, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats.
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
2:00 PM4/4/2017
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, meets with Malawi Brig. Gen. Paul Phiri, Malawi Defense Force chief of training, at the Kumuzu Barracks, Lilongwe, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 27, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats. (Photo by Capt. Jason Welch, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Justified Accord 17: Increasing interoperability is key to a secure Africa
5:08 PM4/3/2017
Participants of the U.S. Army Africa-led exercise Justified Accord 17 pose for a group photo following a ceremony held on Mar. 20, 2017, at the Peace and Support Training Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The exercise is an annual combined joint exercise focused on bringing together U.S., African partners, Western partners, and international organizations to promote interoperability thru collaboration for peacekeeping operations in the East Africa region. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds/Released)
A U.S. Army Special Forces weapons sergeant observes as a Nigerien soldier bounds forward while practicing buddy team movement drills during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock is a Special Operations Forces exercise geared toward building interoperability between African and western partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers observe as Nigerien armed forces service members fire their weapons with the assistance of illumination rounds during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 9, 2017. Flintlock is a Special Operations Forces exercise geared toward building interoperability between African and western partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:44 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:42 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
1:22 AM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
1:15 AM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
1:15 AM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
David Young, the Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy Burkina Faso, is greeted by soldiers of the Burkina Faso Army during the opening ceremony for Flintlock 2017 on Feb. 27, at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso.
Seven African partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2017 to include Burkina Faso, Niger, Morocco, Tunisia, Chad, Cameroon, and Mauritania. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Benjamin Northcutt 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Public Affairs Sergeant/released)
Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, right, recognizes members of the Ugandan military responsible for defeating a vehicle borne IED attack while serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia during the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 11, 2017. AMISOM is an active, regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations in Somalia. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
Somali National Army Chief of Defense Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammed Adan Ahmed, right, and Chief of Staff Col. Ahmed Mohammed, left, converse with African Union Mission in Somalia Col. Ali Noor during the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 12, 2017. The symposium is part of an ongoing international effort to aid security conditions throughout Somalia by fostering the growth and revitalization of the national military defense force, which disbanded following the collapse of the country’s central government in 1991. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
U.S., Niger troops observe, learn from Niger basic training
6:28 PM12/17/2016
Nigerien Armed Forces recruits learn and work on sight picture during a marksmanship block of instruction, while an instructor makes corrections on body position and the proper way to hold the weapon. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, of the 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), spent four weeks observing and mentoring basic combat training cadre of the FAN. The Bastogne Brigade is the regionally allocated force supporting U.S. Army Africa events and exercises across the African continent this year. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Cameron Marsh/Released)
Photo taken by Staff Sgt. Cameron Marsh.